Host suitability of four cereal stem borers (Lepidoptera: Crambidae, noctuidae) for different geographic populations of Cotesia sesamiae (Cameron) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in Kenya

Biological Control

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 285-292

  Mochiah, Moses B ^a   Ngi Song, Adele J ^a   Overholt, William A ^a   Botchey, M ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

Author keywords

C. sesamiae; Encapsulation; Geographic populations; Host suitability; Parasitism; Stem borers

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AFRICA; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; BIOCONTROL AGENT; EGG LAYING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOST; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; PARASITISM;

BRACONIDAE; BUSSEOLA FUSCA; CHILO ORICHALCOCILIELLUS; CHILO PARTELLUS; COTESIA SESAMIAE; CRAMBINAE; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; SESAMIA CALAMISTIS;

EID: 0034943381     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.2001.0941     Document Type: Article

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